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Full CV (pdf)
Education
Ph.D. in Finance, Ohio State University, 2003-2008
Dissertation Committee: René M. Stulz
(Chair), Andrew Karolyi,
Kewei Hou, Karl Diether
M.Sc. (Mgt) National University of
Singapore, 2000-2002
B.B.A. (Finance, 1st Class Honors), National University of Singapore,
1996-2000
Experience
Assistant Professor of
Finance, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management
University, Jun 2008-present
Research Assistant to G. Andrew Karolyi (2003-06), René M. Stulz
(2006-07) Ohio State University
Lecturer of Finance, Singapore Management
University, 2002-2003
Asian Equities Research Intern, Credit Suisse First
Boston (Singapore Branch), Summer 2000
Research Interests
Security Analysts
Empirical Asset Pricing
Publications
Do accurate earnings forecasts facilitate superior
investment recommendations?, 2006, Journal of Financial Economics 80, 455-483, (with Mujtaba Mian).
Reprinted in CFA Digest 36, November 2006,
41-42.
The quality of analysts'
earnings forecasts during the Asian crisis: Evidence from Singapore,
2003, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting 30, 749-769 (with
Mujtaba Mian).
Working Papers
Investor inattention and
the underreaction to stock recommendations, May 2009, Dice Center for Financial Economics
working paper 2008-2.
Hype my stock: Do firms
really want biased research? May 2009.
The return
predictability of trends in earnings surprises, February 2009
(with Mitch Warachka).
When are analyst
recommendation changes influential? With René Stulz, May 2009,
NBER working paper #14971.
Cited in Wall Street Journal, 26 May 2009, “Markets often shrug at analysts’ calls”.
Work in Progress
The impact of industry-wide distress on stock
returns, with Jung-Min Kim.
Practioner Articles
Fatal
or friendly fees? Unit trusts versus ETFs, November 2008.
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